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A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first…A practicall commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and vses upon the first…
A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first Epistle general of John by ... John Cotton ...A practicall commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and vses upon the first Epistle generall of John by ... John Cotton ...
London: printed by M.S. for Thomas Parkhurst, 1658
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Thirdly, Their fearlessness is fruitless, th•y are not more fruitful by it, but more licentious, and such men ordinarily at death are desperately licentious, then halter or dagger, or any thing to rid them out of the horror of conscience.
Thirdly, Their fearle•nesse is fruitlesse, th•y are not more fruitfull by it, but more licentious, and such men ordinarily at death are desperately licentious, then halter or dagger, or any thing to rid them out of the horrour of conscience.
Use •. May teach all them that will be possest with a spirit of boldness and confidence, let them maintain sound hearted live to their brethren, and indeed there is no […] that befalls Gods servants, •ut it proceeds either from bemudding themselves with the world, or else for want of love to their brethren: As a wi•• when her husband hath been long abroad, and her heart hath gone after her lovers, his coming is the less welcome, she could […] his coming deferred: so when we have let our hearts run loose from God, and our brethren, why, then our hearts grow full of doubts and fears, gladly could we desire that God would defer his coming, and respite us a little, that we might recover our selves before we go hence, and be no more seen; therefore as you will find your hearts comfortable and unmoveable at death, and judgement, when the Mountain quake, and the Seas roar; would you then be cheerful? grow up in love to God, acquaint your selves with him, let your desires be toward • him, and withal join the love of your brethren, or else his coming will be uncomfortable: Even as children, when their Parents have been abroad, and they have fallen out, and fought, and hurt one another, […] their Fathers coming, which otherwise would have been […] if you fall out with your brethren, and stain their good names and wrong them, you still find your